I have encountered a peculiar issue with my desktop running Windows 11 Pro. Occasionally, I connect to it from my Windows 11 laptop using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). However, after disconnecting and then logging in locally, I face a problem where Explorer becomes unresponsive – it won’t resize, and sometimes I encounter the spinning blue circle of death. While other applications and browsers continue to function normally, Explorer remains in a frozen state, requiring me to forcefully end the task through the Task Manager before relaunching it.

I suspect that the issue may be related to scaling differences between my two machines. The desktop runs at a 4K resolution with a 150% scale factor, while the laptop operates at a 2K resolution with a 175% scale factor. When I connect from the laptop in full screen mode, Explorer tends to crash within the RDP session as well, necessitating the same process of terminating and restarting the application.

This is a perplexing dilemma, and I am hopeful that someone out there has encountered and successfully resolved a similar issue in the past. Any insights or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

​I have encountered a peculiar issue with my desktop running Windows 11 Pro. Occasionally, I connect to it from my Windows 11 laptop using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). However, after disconnecting and then logging in locally, I face a problem where Explorer becomes unresponsive – it won’t resize, and sometimes I encounter the spinning blue circle of death. While other applications and browsers continue to function normally, Explorer remains in a frozen state, requiring me to forcefully end the task through the Task Manager before relaunching it. I suspect that the issue may be related to scaling differences between my two machines. The desktop runs at a 4K resolution with a 150% scale factor, while the laptop operates at a 2K resolution with a 175% scale factor. When I connect from the laptop in full screen mode, Explorer tends to crash within the RDP session as well, necessitating the same process of terminating and restarting the application. This is a perplexing dilemma, and I am hopeful that someone out there has encountered and successfully resolved a similar issue in the past. Any insights or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!  Read More

​